Reclining Rear facing: Does anyone know if this seat reclines well in the rear facing position?
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You can use pool noodles to increase the incline to closer to 45 degrees. I would contact a local car seat safety inspector to help you with this.
1522774
According to the instructions when installed rear facing the feet are flipped under the seat which places it in the "reclined" position. When facing forward the feet are flipped down which positions the seat more upright.
991485
The chair doesn't recline, and the back has very little give, just the natural flex of the chair's frame. It's a comfortable chair, but with one major flaw, at least in mine: It tends to lower itself, often with no one in the seat. There must be a leaky valve in the piston. It's very annoying.[After reading the other answers, I wonder if there are two models of this chair: The adjusting knob on mine seems to do nothing at all. I've tried it tightened all the way, loosened all the way with no difference.]
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Yes, according to the Owners Manual, the seat must be in the most reclined position. http://www.evenflo.com/Portals/0/instructions/Inst-Triumph-0784.pdf
1734215
I have been able to turn around in the seat in 1 spot, weeding 360 degrees. I have been able to shuffle it along on gravel but I don't think it's good for the seat. I usually get up though.
575975
Yes, we have the seat for our granddaughter. We used it rear facing until she was 2 and then turned it forward facing.
396969
I have not used it with a rear facing seat but I don't see any reason why it couldn't be.
1001380
I drive a fit with two of this seat installed. One is rear facing and the other front facing. I (6'4") don't fit well in front of the rest facing seat, but I can make it work. My wife (5'4") fits fine. The front facing seat behind me is no issue
1974369
Yes, it reclines in both the rear facing and forward facing positions very easily using a handle in the front of the seat under the child's legs.
649232
Honestly I don't recline it very often. I havent had any issues with it at all.
4837
We have it rear facing in a 4-door wrangler. Its not terribly comfortable sitting in the seat in front but for short rides its not a problem.
158491
Interesting. My rear seats don't recline (they fold down). If yours actually recline then ... You can see the spot where it sits in the track to hold the shade, so I guess recline the seat and see if it extends beyond that. If you are referring to the seat folding down that is a different story.
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That only happened occasionally when my daughter fell asleep. Make sure if he is rear facing that before install you have reclined the seat all the way. Another thing we did to prevent this was adjust the height so that the head piece was more level with her head/ears; this actually seems to have fixed the problem with her head flopping forward because she can rest it to the side better.
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no, the seat only reclines in the rear-facing direction. I have purchased two of these chairs. My daughter has one for the grandbaby and I have one for when she visits. if it reclines in the forward facing direction we've never managed to make it work. I love the chair it is easy to get her in and out, plenty of nooks and adjustable.
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we just received our seat from amazon and the seat does recline . it has on the bottom e wedge that can swing from the back position to the front and tilts the seat a little bit but not to much because Recaro says the seat looses some of it's safety features if the seat reclines too much.
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It has 3 positions when rear facing, upright, almost upright, and a position that is approx 45 degrees. Yes you can recline when the baby is in the seat, although it might be difficult because the lever is located near the child's feet, so it is close to the back seat of the car if it is this in a rear facing position.
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We don't own this seat yet (we are planning to buy one), but in my research I learned that it is normal for an older rear-facing child to have their legs folded up and that this is absolutely safe (zero increase in injury risk) and also quite comfortable for the child (because they are way bendier than us). Hope that helps.